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Independent 8876 / Phi

Fri July 12, 2019 at 10:36 amFri March 27, 2015 at 7:55 am by Bertandjoyce

Phi-day again and, despite some unusual words, we found this an enjoyable and fairly straightforward challenge. There is a Shakespearean Nina round three sides of the perimeter, and one or two theatrical references … Read more >>

Independent 8,875 / Alchemi

Thu March 26, 2015 at 8:55 am by RatkojaRiku

I have had few opportunities to solve and blog puzzles compiled by Alchemi so far, so I was rather looking forward to this, despite having to rely on a less than optimum internet … Read more >>

Independent 8874 / Quixote

Wed March 25, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

There was only one entry in today’s puzzle that was a word I didn’t recognise. I don’t think I’ve come across DARKLING (7 down) before. but the wordplay was fairly … Read more >>

Independent 8,873 by Hob

Tue March 24, 2015 at 10:55 pmTue March 24, 2015 at 10:19 am by John

A medium-difficulty puzzle from Hob today; indeed for a Tuesday this was perhaps a quite easy one. Apart from my very minor quibble in 23dn the clues are good, particularly 16ac, 6dn, 11dn and 14dn. Basil Fawlty told the American in ‘Waldorf Salad’ that he was always talking about bottoms; in the same vein I might say that there is rather a lot of sex here.

Independent 8872 by Bucko

Mon March 23, 2015 at 9:00 am by NealH

Bucko is a relatively new compiler so I was unsure what to expect. I found this on the easy side but with a few clues where the parsings required some effort to understand. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,308 by Hypnos

Sun March 22, 2015 at 12:35 pmSun March 22, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I found this more of a challenge than the usual Sunday puzzle. Very enjoyable it was too. Thanks Hypnos.

Independent Sat 14-Mar-2015 8865 Tyrus

Sat March 21, 2015 at 10:10 amSat March 21, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Ooo, I struggled a bit with this one. I had what felt like a slow start, but then cold-solved a clutch of down clues which led to a few others, so was happy enough … Read more >>

Independent 8,870 / Phi

Fri July 5, 2019 at 5:15 pmFri March 20, 2015 at 7:00 am by RatkojaRiku

Today brought me my regular monthly lexical tussle with Phi. I actually found this one towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum. The grid certainly helped, in that it provided a lot … Read more >>

Independent 8869 / Anax

Thu March 19, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

It’s been a while since I blogged an Anax crossword . I’ve always found Anax’s puzzles require a good deal of lateral thinking and I get a great deal of … Read more >>

Independent 8,868 by Dac

Wed March 18, 2015 at 10:12 am by John

There is never anything new to say about Dac. As usual this is a thoroughly neat and satisfactory crossword. I found it a little harder than Dac usually is, although when I look back at the clues there seems to be no reason for this.

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Independent 8876 / Phi

Independent 8,875 / Alchemi

Independent 8874 / Quixote

Independent 8,873 by Hob

Independent 8872 by Bucko

Independent on Sunday 1,308 by Hypnos

Independent Sat 14-Mar-2015 8865 Tyrus

Independent 8,870 / Phi

Independent 8869 / Anax

Independent 8,868 by Dac

Independent 8867 / Crosophile

Independent 8866/Kairos

Independent on Sunday 1,307 by Poins

Independent Crossword 8859 by Nestor (07-03-2015)

Independent 8864 / Phi